Follows
"Futurama" (1999)
Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) (V)
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) (V)
Followed by
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) (V)
References
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Bender serves roasted Munchkin in Cornwood.
The War of the Worlds (1953)
- The scary door episode parodies this movie.
The Fly (1958)
- The Dixie Chicks are all combined together in a matter-transporter accident, mocking the concept of this film.
"The Jetsons" (1962)
- Rosie the Robot maid appears.
"The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967)
- Mom's three sons, posing as owl exterminators, drive a van labeled "Smother Bros. Pest Control".
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- The HAL institute for insane robots is named after HAL, the computer from this film.
"Space: 1999" (1975)
- ship shown in demolition derby
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- Nurse Ratchet is based on Nurse Rached.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
- George Takei's head enters the Space Demolition Derby with the refitted USS Enterprise NCC-1701.
The Thing (1982)
- The Monster's (Zoidberg's) head detaches itself and sprouts tentecles when its body dies.
"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)
- ship shown in demolition derby
"Teletubbies" (1997)
- Leegola and Hermaphrodite ride in a landscape of rolling hills and there's Teletubbies waving to them.
"Sex and the City" (1998)
- Leela and Amy agree that Sex and the City is funny.
"Futurama: Love's Labours Lost in Space (#1.4)" (1999)
- Mom uses Killbots and Nibbler explains the events leading up to this episode as well as mentioning what actually happened.
"Futurama: Fry and the Slurm Factory (#2.4)" (1999)
- The Hermaphrobot from this episode makes a cameo appearance and even says, "You couldn't afford it, honey!" which is the same thing he said in this episode.
"Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law" (2000)
- Spoofs Phil Ken Sebben's "Everybody Get in here"
"Futurama: Insane in the Mainframe (#3.12)" (2001)
- The HAL institute and characters from it return.
"Enterprise" (2001)
- Scott Bakula enters the Space Demolition Derby with Enterprise NX-01. Takei says to him: "Way to kill the franchise, Bakula."
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
- The group makes a journey to Wipe Castle
Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) (V)
- Fry mentions Nibbler forgetting to blank everyone's memory after he revealed he could talk in this film. Additionally, a bottle of Torgo's Executive Powder can be seen in Fry and Bender's kitchen.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
- Mom's Trollish minion has an artificial hand on a chain like Mr Wink's.
Referenced in
"Troldspejlet: (#40.2)" (2008)
- Jakob Stegelmann mentions the upcoming Futurama DVD release
D & D & F: 'Dungeons & Dragons' & 'Futurama' (2008) (V)
- Referenced by name
How to Draw 'Futurama' in 83 Easy Steps (2008) (V)
- Referenced by name
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) (V)
- "Bender, are you crazy?" "No, it's Fry who's crazy in this one!" refers to when Bender went insane in "Bender's Game". Also, whale oil is shown to be the new fuel of the future.
Features
Quasi at the Quackadero (1976)
- appears on giant screen during opening credits
"Futurama: Anthology of Interest I (#2.20)" (2000)
- Clip shown during the end credits as part of an "In memory of Gary Gygax" message.
Featured in
"Troldspejlet: (#40.2)" (2008)
- footage from trailer used in episode of Troldspejlet
D & D & F: 'Dungeons & Dragons' & 'Futurama' (2008) (V)
- Clips are shown
Spoofs
"The Twilight Zone" (1959)
- "The Scary Door"
Yellow Submarine (1968)
- Opening sequence.
"Mork & Mindy" (1978)
- Army of morcs speaking in nonsense syllables peppered with "Morkisms" such as "nanu nanu" and "shazbot".
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
- Line "That's not Wipe Castle! The dudecacon call is coming from inside the house!"
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- The lightsaber battle between Vader and Luke parodied.
Ghost (1990)
- Love scene between Professor Hubert Farnsworth and "Mom"
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Many spoofs of this movie can be found.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- Many spoofs of this movie can be found.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Many spoofs of this movie can be found.
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